Reduce Motion Sickness for iOS 7

There has been numerous reports of users experiencing motion sickness after the iOS 7 update. This is due to the new parallax and zooming effects found throughout the new system. Symptoms include nausea, dizziness, and lightheadedness. If you are experiencing these symptoms, you may want to disable the parallax effect. This is the new feature that causes the background to shift according to how the device tilts.

Disable the Parallax Effect

This is the new feature that causes the background to shift according to how the device tilts. It is a cosmetic enhancement and has no real purpose.

1. Go to Settings > General > Accessibility

Disable Parallax iOS 7

2. Press ‘Reduce Motion’

Disable Parallax iOS 7

3. Turn on the ‘Reduce Motion’ option

Disable Parallax iOS 7

 

Disabling this feature may help with the reducing the experience of motion sickness, however please refrain from using the device if the symptoms still occurs until Apple has officially addressed the issue.